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Salary As a Physical Health Nurse working within the Community Mental Health Team you will work within a multidisciplinary team and carry out a diverse range of duties.
You will be required to carry out a comprehensive assessment of new referrals and participate in team discussion whereby appropriateness and need for specialist treatment is decided.
You will hold and take responsibility for managing a clinical caseload of service users with complex needs and provide a range of recommended therapeutic interventions. Regular supervision should be accessed in order to reflect upon your practice and further develop your skills.
You will assist clients to address the underlying causes of their Physical Health and its impact on their mental health which can often be sensitive in nature, including abuse and past trauma.
As part of your role you will be required to offer guidance and support to carers/family.
You will also facilitate and participate in developing a range of therapeutic groups, this role will also include evaluating their effectiveness and providing clinical data / outcome measures as required.
You will be required to liaise with professionals from other services, offering guidance on how they can best manage the complex needs of this client group.
As students regularly attend this team, your role will involve the welcoming and orientation of these students, along with taking a lead in meeting their educational and experiential needs.
Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) you will use your skills, knowledge and understanding to deliver exceptional quality care for adults with moderate to severe mental health difficulties.
As a Lead Practitioner, you will coordinator care by working closely with people who are suffering from various mental health conditions in their own homes or in the community to help them recover from their illness and improve their general quality of life. This role includes assessing patients, providing care/support, developing risk assessments, collaborative care planning, medication management and Physical Health monitoring, managing patient documents and all other general nursing duties. Along side becoming an advocate for the people in your care, supporting and signposting them, so they can focus on their recovery and helping them met their life goals.
Lancashire &South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.
The Trust also provides a range of Physical Health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.
Lancashire & South CumbriaFoundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as; term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.
For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT
Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role.
This advert closes on Sunday 7 Apr 2024
